Pioneer Telephone - Health & Welfare

Kingfisher, OK Information & technologyNAICS 517000

Self-funded health planPlan year 2025Renews January
659Participants-4% vs. prior year
$1.6MEst. pharmacy spend / yrParticipants × national avg.
Jan 2027Next renewalPlan year begins January 1
#1 of 1Information & technology in OKBy participants

Overview

Pioneer Telephone - Health & Welfare sponsors a self-funded health plan that covered 659 participants in plan year 2025, down 4% from the prior year. The plan year starts in January. Alongside medical, its benefits filing reports life insurance, dental, vision, long-term disability.

Plan type
ERISA welfare benefit plan, self-funded (benefits paid from employer assets or a trust)
Participants
659 · prior year 684
Plan year
Begins January 1 · next renewal January 2027
Health plans filed
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Employee Benefits Plan, plan 501 (659 participants)
Stop-loss carrier
Berkley Life and Health Insurance Co.
Broker compensation
$130K across insured contracts
MedicalLife insuranceDentalVisionLong-term disability

Insurance carriers

Insured coverage reported on Schedule A. Self-funded medical claims aren't reported there.

CarrierCoverageCoveredPremiumBroker comp
Blue Cross Blue Shield of OklahomaMedical1,137$4.4M$39K
Medco Containment Life Insurance CompanyPrescription drug323$727K$21K
Delta DentalDental638$725K$8K
Berkley Life and Health Insurance Co.Stop-loss1,137$711K—
Sun Life Assurance Company of CanadaLife, Long-term disability481$516K$60K
Texas Life Insurance CompanyLife252$93K—
Vision Service PlanVision642$90K$2K

Pharmacy benefit estimate

StreamRX estimate for a plan this size. Not based on this plan's claims.

$1.6M/ year

Estimated prescription spend: 659 participants × $2,371 national average per member. Usually higher once dependents are counted.

$41K–$100K/ year

Typical savings opportunity found in independent reviews of plans this size.

Brands with a generic available$12K–$30K
Lower-cost therapeutic alternatives$17K–$36K
Generic pricing vs. actual cost$7K–$22K
PBM contract terms$4K–$12K
The DOL's PBM fee disclosure rule first applies to this plan for the plan year beginning January 2028: semiannual PBM compensation reports and an annual audit right.

Form 5500 filing details

Filing
Form 5500 with Schedule A, plan year 2025
Plan sponsor
Pioneer Telephone - Health & Welfare
Sponsor EIN
73-0618715
Plan number
501
Filed with
U.S. Department of Labor (EBSA) via EFAST2

Verify this filing: search EIN 73-0618715 in the Department of Labor's EFAST2 Form 5500 search.

Retirement plan

Plan
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Type
401(k) plan
Participants
558

About this data

Source: Pioneer Telephone - Health & Welfare's Form 5500 filing for plan year 2025 and its Schedule A insurance reports, published by the U.S. Department of Labor. "Self-funded" means the filing reports benefits paid from employer assets or a trust, with no medical insurance contract or with a stop-loss contract. Pharmacy figures are StreamRX estimates based on national averages. StreamRX is not affiliated with Pioneer Telephone - Health & Welfare.

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